Belt game 3,372 · October 8, 1972
Los Angeles Kings take the belt
Los Angeles Kings beat Boston Bruins 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,293 of the NHL belt, the 8th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since May 11, 1972, with 0 defenses over 150 days.
Los Angeles Kings held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on October 11, 1972.
1,293Reign number
8Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Stanfield | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Carol Vadnais | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dallas Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Esposito | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Cashman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Oddleifson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Marcotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Ravlich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Awrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eddie Johnston | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
| Ross Brooks | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lesuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Butch Goring | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ralph Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Corrigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Berry | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Serge Bernier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Curtis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Long | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Volmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Vic Venasky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jimmy Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Marotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Harry Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Neil Komadoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Edwards | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 36 | 38 |
| Rogie Vachon | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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